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Bali Nine's Renae Lawrence is set to be released from prison on November 21, after serving more than 12 years behind bars in Indonesia. She'll be the first member of the Bali Nine drug trafficking group to be released. Guest: James Massola, South East Asia correspondent, Fairfax ...

The United Nations say they've verified the location of more than 200 mass graves in areas of Iraq once controlled by Islamic State group militants. The graves range in size, with as many as 12,000 bodies believed to be contained at the sites. Investigators say the deaths occurred as part of a ...

Do you truly understand why your brain compels you to do the things you know you shouldn't? Understand the temptation to overeat, spend too much money on clothes or feel jealous about your friend's good fortune. Jack Lewis is a neuroscientist who has analysed the latest research about the brain, in ...

We all agree that no one should be able to profit from crime. But do our Crimes Confiscation laws strike the right balance? Western Australia's Attorney-General John Quigley goes so far as to say there are some cases that are 'harsh to the point of being unjust'. He cites a case where an ex wife and her ...